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Speedy deletion nomination of Hamilton United Reformed Church edit

 

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Hamilton United Reformed Church edit

The link to Hamilton United Reformed Church has been removed alleging copyright infringements. As the Webmaster and author of the Hamilton Site all photographs reproduced are mine and I am sole copyright holder - also I have permission for all the photographs taken. How can I have this link restored? — Preceding unsigned comment added by CornerD (talkcontribs) 14:54, 4 September 2012‎ CornerD (talk) 14:06, 4 September 2012 (UTC)Derek CornerReply

Please see Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:02, 4 September 2012 (UTC)Reply
Also, please see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest as you are affiliated with the article's subject. Contributors who are closely connected to the subject must be cautious to ensure that their edits are neutral and verifiable from independent, reliable sources. Thanks. --Drm310 (talk) 15:39, 4 September 2012 (UTC)Reply
One more small item - when you add content to talk pages, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. This will automatically insert a signature with your username and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when they said it. Thanks. --Drm310 (talk) 15:42, 4 September 2012 (UTC)Reply

September 2012 edit

  Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles or other Wikipedia pages, as you did to David Livingstone. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:58, 4 September 2012 (UTC)Reply

Material I have added to Livingstone page is general information - none is related to profit making bodies - none is promoting an organisation or a company - merely directing people to sites which may be of interest.CornerD (talk) 16:09, 4 September 2012 (UTC)derek CornerReply
I'm sure you had good intentions, but if you look at Wikipedia:Notability (events), celebratory events like bicentenaries are unlikely to have any enduring historical significance, and don't really belong in the article. As such, inserting external links into the body of an article to event websites has the appearance of link spam that's intended to drive traffic to the sites. If any of these events have gotten significant and diverse coverage from reliable sources, they might be worthy of inclusion in the External links section at the bottom of the article. I hope that helps. --Drm310 (talk) 19:05, 4 September 2012 (UTC)Reply

  Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Hamilton United Reformed Church, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please make use of the sandbox if you'd like to experiment with test edits. Thank you. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 09:33, 7 September 2012 (UTC)Reply

Apologies, but I was concerned that the text was too close to that on our own Church Website. Thanks for the work you have obviously done on the page - it is much appreciated. I will be adding three references. Would it be in order to give a direct link to our Church Website? CornerD (talk) 13:53, 7 September 2012 (UTC)Reply

PS - I can add pages on the Evangelical Union and also the Scottish Congregational College which would bring a roundness to the entry. I will dig around our denominational history books and produce a summary account. CornerD (talk) 13:57, 7 September 2012 (UTC)Reply

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Your submission at Articles for creation edit

 
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There is a far more up to date copy of the submission available - with three noted books as references - please review this latter work. CornerD (talk) 06:56, 11 September 2012 (UTC)Reply

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I added reference books a while ago, but they do not seem to have been attached to the article. I have added these again and slightly modifed the text to make it more neutral. Now resubmitted.

Your submission at AfC Hamilton United Reformed Church (September 7) edit

 
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